The United Kingdom may not be home to Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates, but there's still more than a dozen technology billionaires in the country and the country's tech scene continues to boom.
Each one of them mastered their profession and used their innovative and entrepreneurial spirit to leave their footprint in the tech world.
We've rounded up the 25 wealthiest tech entrepreneurs and investors in Britain, from this year's The Sunday Times Rich List, and looked at how they made their money.
25. Mike Lynch — Net worth: £470 million ($718 million)
Where the money came from: In 1996, Lynch founded the software company Autonomy. It continued to grow before he sold it to HP for £6.5 billion ($9.94 billion) in October 2011. HP fired Mike Lynch in 2012 following "disappointing results."
Age: 45
Overall rank on the Sunday Times Rich List: 235
24. Peter Jones — Net worth: £475 million ($726 million)
Where the money comes from: The entrepreneur probably best know for his role on "Dragon's Den" is heavily involved in the telecoms industry. He recently launched Brandpath, a merger of his previous telecoms investments.
Age: 49
Overall rank on the Sunday Times Rich List: 232
23. Kevin Cash — Net worth: £500 million ($764 million)
Where the money came from: Cash has invested in a number of internet firms, as well as London real estate. An "elusive" figure, there are few photos of him out there.
Age: 51
Overall rank on the Sunday Times Rich List: 217
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